Deadline 3/HW 7/Annotated Bibliography

"Iran." CIA World Factbook. 06 SEP 2007. Central Inteligence Agency. 17 Sep 2007 < https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html >.

This is the CIA's factbook on the Islamic Public of Iran. I found it because I already knew about the site from previous projects. I'm sure this is pretty solid information because it's a government site for the Central Intelligence Agency. It's a good resource because it has information on many things about Iran such as the government, nationalities, languages, history, so on, so on, and so forth. After skimming briefly through this site I'm going to need to go back through with a fine comb and start pulling out notes.

Pike, John. "Quods (Jerusalem) Force Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps." GlobalSecurity.org 26 APR 2005 17 09 2007 < http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/iran/qods.htm >.

This site seems very heavy on the Iran is evil and trying to take over the world mentality. As a result I'm going to try and avoid using the information in it untill I can confirm it from another source. However it does give a detailed account of the structure and history of the Iranian millitary. It states that at first the Iranian government used the millitary for both conventional purposes and as a sort of gestapo. During the 60's/70's the Iranian forces were used to put down anti-government demonstrations and arrest those who didn't strictly adhere to the theocratic governments "social standards." However, it goes on to state that the leaders of the millitary stood up to the government and insisted that they were to be used only in millitary matters. Not as the governments secret police.

Kagan, Kimberly. "The Iran Dossier; Iraq Report VI: Iran's proxy war against the U.S. in Iraq." The Weekly Standard (August 29, 2007): NA. General OneFile. Gale. Mesa Community College. 18 Sept. 2007
< http://find.galegroup.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/itx/start.do?prodId=ITOF >.

I found this article using the galegroup search engine in the library electronic resources so right away it gains some credibility with me. The difficult thing with my subject is that it's hard to be a hundred percent sure on something in light of the many intelligence failures made prior to invading Iraq. In my case it's going to have to be finding what seems to be the most reliable and confirming it with other sources. This article discusses the interference by Iran in Iraq. Claims that Iranian millitary factions are supporting insurgent groups in Iraq are all over the place. Essentially these reports claim that Iran is supporting the insurgents in Iraq much the way the U.S. Millitary has supported various rebel groups throughout recent years. However the circumstances are a bit different in the motivation. Also, once again I see claims that Iran actively supports the terrorist group known as Hezbollah which makes so much trouble over in Lebanon.

Katel, Peter. "Middle East Tensions." 1627 OCT 2006 18 SEP 2007 < http://library.cqpress.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2006102700&type=hitlist&num=1& >.

I found this article using CQ researcher and I think it's very useful. It's basically a comprehensive rundown on current situations and some of the history of the middle east with a specific focus on Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, and Iran. At first glance I thought the article was a bit to Israel oriented but you realize that it's all related. To understand the trouble in the middle east you need to understand some of the history of Israel. I like this article because it gives a real big look into the relations between middle eastern countries. It also gives a bit of a look into the effect the U.N. security forces have. I'm still combing through the article but gives information which helps answer alot of my questions.